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• Milton Keynes Junior League 2011 - Round 2
Competition Report
After a very last minute change of venue Wycombe District Junior Swimmers headed for Windsor Leisure Pool to compete in Rd. 2 of the Milton Keynes & District Junior League.
Having won the 1st round, Wycombe knew they would face tougher opposition. It was certainly very close all the way through the evening and Wycombe were unfortunate to get 2 careless disqualifications which cost them top spot!
On the night, the biggest honours went to 10yr old JOSIE SEARLE who swam to 1st place in 50m Breaststroke in 43.52, a P.B. She was also joined by Maddie Clark, Millie Sansome and Eleanor Meadows who took 1st in their Medley Relay in a time of 1.14.98.
On the night, the biggest honours went to 10-year-old Josie Searle, who swam to first place in 50m Breaststroke in a personal best time of 43.52. She was joined by Maddie Clark, Millie Sansome and Eleanor Meadows to win their medley relay.
Other good performances came from Cameron Brooker,9, who won his butterfly race and helped the 10-year-old medley relay boys of Joshua Lancaster, Daniel Simpson and Patrick Kenny to first place.
The 11yr olds saw Danielle Kidd in good form again with P.B.'s in 50 Fly in 39.42, and 50 Free in 34.81. Zach Scanell also achieved a P.B. in the 50 Backstroke in a time of 42.43.
The 12yr olds gained maximum points from Emily Cannon, Kassidy Dawn, Lauren Jones and Rachel Cox in the Medley Relay, and also from George Longhurst in the 50 fly and Ethan Carter in the 50 Free. Unfortunately, PB's eluded them all.
The final round will be swum on Sat. Sept 10th and promises to be a very tough battle with Wycombe hoping to improve their position on previous years.
The final score at Windsor was:
1st Harrow 197
2nd Staines 'A' 193
3rd Wycombe 191
4th Maidenhead 178
5th Maxwell 'A' 155
6th Hillingdon 'B' 103
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Competition Report
After a very last minute change of venue Wycombe District Junior Swimmers headed for Windsor Leisure Pool to compete in Rd. 2 of the Milton Keynes & District Junior League.
Having won the 1st round, Wycombe knew they would face tougher opposition. It was certainly very close all the way through the evening and Wycombe were unfortunate to get 2 careless disqualifications which cost them top spot!
On the night, the biggest honours went to 10yr old JOSIE SEARLE who swam to 1st place in 50m Breaststroke in 43.52, a P.B. She was also joined by Maddie Clark, Millie Sansome and Eleanor Meadows who took 1st in their Medley Relay in a time of 1.14.98.
On the night, the biggest honours went to 10-year-old Josie Searle, who swam to first place in 50m Breaststroke in a personal best time of 43.52. She was joined by Maddie Clark, Millie Sansome and Eleanor Meadows to win their medley relay.
Other good performances came from Cameron Brooker,9, who won his butterfly race and helped the 10-year-old medley relay boys of Joshua Lancaster, Daniel Simpson and Patrick Kenny to first place.
The 11yr olds saw Danielle Kidd in good form again with P.B.'s in 50 Fly in 39.42, and 50 Free in 34.81. Zach Scanell also achieved a P.B. in the 50 Backstroke in a time of 42.43.
The 12yr olds gained maximum points from Emily Cannon, Kassidy Dawn, Lauren Jones and Rachel Cox in the Medley Relay, and also from George Longhurst in the 50 fly and Ethan Carter in the 50 Free. Unfortunately, PB's eluded them all.
The final round will be swum on Sat. Sept 10th and promises to be a very tough battle with Wycombe hoping to improve their position on previous years.
The final score at Windsor was:
1st Harrow 197
2nd Staines 'A' 193
3rd Wycombe 191
4th Maidenhead 178
5th Maxwell 'A' 155
6th Hillingdon 'B' 103
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• Coventry Level 1 Meet May 2011
Coach Vine plays the Trump Card
The standard at Coventry's May Level 1 Open Meet was extremely high and Wycombe District Swim Club did well to come away with an impressive medal haul of six gold, six silver and nine bronze medals.
Millie Sansome, 10, continued her impressive form taking three golds in the 50m freestyle, and 50m and 100m backstroke plus a silver in the 200m backstroke and a third in the 50m butterfly. In the next age group up, Lauren Jones placed first in the 50m butterfly and 3rd in 100m butterfly while Isla Currie, 12, took silver in 50m backstroke. Lara Read, 13, won silver in the 50m breastroke and Beth Hurst, 13, gained a bronze in the 50m butterfly. In the 14-year-old category Connor Lewis was a double gold medallist in the 100m and 200m butterfly and Luke Thomas produced silver in the 200m I.M and two bronze medals in the 100m butterfly and 400m freestyle, while Natasha Garry took bronze in the girls 100m freestyle and Izzy Baxter swam to silver in the 400m freestyle. Dan Manners,17, won bronze medals in the 50m breastroke and 50m freestyle.
It was a good weekend for the Cannon family with Emily, 12, gaining a bronze medal in the 50m backstroke and her 15 year old sister Katie taking silver in the 50m backstroke.
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Coach Vine plays the Trump Card
The standard at Coventry's May Level 1 Open Meet was extremely high and Wycombe District Swim Club did well to come away with an impressive medal haul of six gold, six silver and nine bronze medals.
Millie Sansome, 10, continued her impressive form taking three golds in the 50m freestyle, and 50m and 100m backstroke plus a silver in the 200m backstroke and a third in the 50m butterfly. In the next age group up, Lauren Jones placed first in the 50m butterfly and 3rd in 100m butterfly while Isla Currie, 12, took silver in 50m backstroke. Lara Read, 13, won silver in the 50m breastroke and Beth Hurst, 13, gained a bronze in the 50m butterfly. In the 14-year-old category Connor Lewis was a double gold medallist in the 100m and 200m butterfly and Luke Thomas produced silver in the 200m I.M and two bronze medals in the 100m butterfly and 400m freestyle, while Natasha Garry took bronze in the girls 100m freestyle and Izzy Baxter swam to silver in the 400m freestyle. Dan Manners,17, won bronze medals in the 50m breastroke and 50m freestyle.
It was a good weekend for the Cannon family with Emily, 12, gaining a bronze medal in the 50m backstroke and her 15 year old sister Katie taking silver in the 50m backstroke.
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• Wycombe Stars in their Own Pool
October Competition Report
October has been a busy month for Wycombe District Swimming Club, with an event at their own pool and a trip to Jersey for galas on two consecutive weekends.
A grand total of 95 Wycombe swimmers between the ages of 9-21 swam at their own B/C Grade Open Meet at Handy Cross and produced no less than 423 Long Course personal best times over the weekend. Among the accolades were 58 Speeding Tickets, for those who swam faster than the B Grade cut off time, 77 gold medals, 65 silver medals and 53 bronze medals.
Two 10-year-olds achieved county qualifying times for 2012 - Eleanor Meadows, 50 metres freestyle, and Naveesha Karunanakaya, 50 metres freestyle and backstroke. Other really notable performances came from Bethany Walford and Lara Reed, who gained four speeding tickets each.
Others rewarded for "speeding" were Maddie Clark, Emily Gladding, Hannah Krasner, Jennifer Lam, Madeline Turner, Owen Barratt, Josie Searle, Daniel Simpson, Hannah Summers, Amy Soanes, Abby Matthews, Kate Lees, Emily Cannon, Rebecca Hill, Fiona Gladding, Chris Harbour, Isla Currie, James Baxter, Lewis Ball, Joshua Howard, Issy Baxter, Katie Cannon and Callum Taylor.
Many of the club's youngest members were competing at their first Open Meet. Jennifer Lam, Annie Weddell, Holly Hudson, Frazer Shaw, James Lewis, Timur Gulyiyen, Harriet Pugh, Maia Gehrmann, Sanjay Babu, Ross Bagwell and Lewis Cody all went home with medals.
The following weekend, 37 swimmers and their supporters headed over the water for the 30th Annual Jersey Tigers Swim Club Open Meet.
The star for Wycombe was 11 year old Lauren Jones who won seven gold and two silver medals, breaking a 14-year-old 50m fly record in 32.7 seconds. She was deservedly named the girl swimmer in her age group. Three other Wycombe swimmers achieved this accolade - George Longhurst, 12-year-old top boy, plus Connor Lewis and Beth Hurst in the 14-year category.
Lauren's brother, Liam Jones, won the Junior skins event. Wycombe's medal haul from the three day meet was 33 gold, 27 silver and 24 bronze.
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October Competition Report
October has been a busy month for Wycombe District Swimming Club, with an event at their own pool and a trip to Jersey for galas on two consecutive weekends.
A grand total of 95 Wycombe swimmers between the ages of 9-21 swam at their own B/C Grade Open Meet at Handy Cross and produced no less than 423 Long Course personal best times over the weekend. Among the accolades were 58 Speeding Tickets, for those who swam faster than the B Grade cut off time, 77 gold medals, 65 silver medals and 53 bronze medals.
Two 10-year-olds achieved county qualifying times for 2012 - Eleanor Meadows, 50 metres freestyle, and Naveesha Karunanakaya, 50 metres freestyle and backstroke. Other really notable performances came from Bethany Walford and Lara Reed, who gained four speeding tickets each.
Others rewarded for "speeding" were Maddie Clark, Emily Gladding, Hannah Krasner, Jennifer Lam, Madeline Turner, Owen Barratt, Josie Searle, Daniel Simpson, Hannah Summers, Amy Soanes, Abby Matthews, Kate Lees, Emily Cannon, Rebecca Hill, Fiona Gladding, Chris Harbour, Isla Currie, James Baxter, Lewis Ball, Joshua Howard, Issy Baxter, Katie Cannon and Callum Taylor.
Many of the club's youngest members were competing at their first Open Meet. Jennifer Lam, Annie Weddell, Holly Hudson, Frazer Shaw, James Lewis, Timur Gulyiyen, Harriet Pugh, Maia Gehrmann, Sanjay Babu, Ross Bagwell and Lewis Cody all went home with medals.
The following weekend, 37 swimmers and their supporters headed over the water for the 30th Annual Jersey Tigers Swim Club Open Meet.
The star for Wycombe was 11 year old Lauren Jones who won seven gold and two silver medals, breaking a 14-year-old 50m fly record in 32.7 seconds. She was deservedly named the girl swimmer in her age group. Three other Wycombe swimmers achieved this accolade - George Longhurst, 12-year-old top boy, plus Connor Lewis and Beth Hurst in the 14-year category.
Lauren's brother, Liam Jones, won the Junior skins event. Wycombe's medal haul from the three day meet was 33 gold, 27 silver and 24 bronze.
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• Jersey Tigers 30th Autumn Meet 2011
Head Coach Report
Wycombe Swimming Club had 37 swimmers making the trip to the Channel Islands for the 30th Annual Tigers Open Meet.
The star of the meet for Wycombe was 11 year old Lauren Jones who won 7 Gold and 2 Silver medals, plus breaking a 14 year old 50m fly record in 32.7 seconds. Lauren was also named Girls 11 Year Old Top Swimmer of the meet.
Wycombe also had 3 other swimmers named top swimmers in their age group - 12 year old George Longhurst, 14 year old Conner Lewis, and 14 year old Beth Hirst.
14 year old Liam Jones won the Junior skins event.
Wycombes medal haul from the three day meet was 33 Gold, 27 Silver and 24 Bronze.
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Head Coach Report
Wycombe Swimming Club had 37 swimmers making the trip to the Channel Islands for the 30th Annual Tigers Open Meet.
The star of the meet for Wycombe was 11 year old Lauren Jones who won 7 Gold and 2 Silver medals, plus breaking a 14 year old 50m fly record in 32.7 seconds. Lauren was also named Girls 11 Year Old Top Swimmer of the meet.
Wycombe also had 3 other swimmers named top swimmers in their age group - 12 year old George Longhurst, 14 year old Conner Lewis, and 14 year old Beth Hirst.
14 year old Liam Jones won the Junior skins event.
Wycombes medal haul from the three day meet was 33 Gold, 27 Silver and 24 Bronze.
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• Allan Eyles Invitation Meet 2011
Meet Report
37 Wycombe District Swimming Club members aged 9-21 took part in Reading Swimming Club's annual Invitational Allan Eyles Meet.
Between them they swam 135 events and produced a massive 104 Personal Best Times.
The star of the meet for Wycombe was 13 yr old Claire Marshall who collected GOLD in 100 Breast 136.98, 100 IM 1.25.71, 100 Fly 1.29.88, 100 Free 1.11.59, and 50 Free 33.62 and, Silver in 100 Back 1.26.69, all personal best times.
Other GOLD's went to 9yr JOSHUA LANCASTER in 100 Free and 100 Back, MADDIE CLARK in 50 Free, HANNAH KRASNER in 100 Back, DANIEL SIMPSON in 100 Breaststroke, PATRICK KENNY in 50 Free, 10yr LIAM DUDLEY in 100 IM, 11yr HANNAH SUMMERS in 100 IM, ZACH SCANNELL in 100 Free, 15yr GEORGE HUNTER in 100 and 50 Free, 17yr CHARLOTTE BRILL-EDWARDS in 100 Breaststroke, 21yr TOM HOUSE in 100 IM, 100 Breaststroke and 100 Back. All these GOLD medals were in P.B. Times.
SILVER MEDALS went to 9yr Daniel Simpson x3, Eleanor Meadows, Joshua Lancaster, 10yr LIAM DUDLEY, 11yr Ayodele Evanson x3, Zach Scannell, Amy Soanes, Kate Lees, 15yr George Hunter, 21yr Tom House.
BRONZE Medals to 9yr Daniel Simpson, Joshua Lancaster x 2, 10yr George Mann, 11yr Spencer Green, Hattie Manners, Ayodele Evanson, 12yr Samuel Gay, 13yr Rachel Murdoch x2.
Eleven 4th place awards to those who got Medals as well as Connor Dawn and Laura Bromley. 5th Place awards to Erin Bailey, Tom Ross x2, Daniel Anstey, Charlotte Anderson. 6th Place awards to Katie Piercy and Charlotte Hole.
TEN SPEEDING TICKETS were awarded to 9yr Eleanor Meadows, 50 free in 39.59, 10yr Liam Dudley 100 free in 1.21.99, 11yr Alex Dust 50 Free in 36.66, Bethany Walford 50 Free in 35.84, Kassidy Dawn 50 Free in 35.81, Kate Lees 100 Back in 1.27.25, Oliver Ross 100 Fly in 1.28.91, Zach Scannell 50 Free, 17-18yr Charlotte Brill-Edwards 32.81, Madeline Harris 30.86, ALL IN P.B. TIMES.
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Meet Report
37 Wycombe District Swimming Club members aged 9-21 took part in Reading Swimming Club's annual Invitational Allan Eyles Meet.
Between them they swam 135 events and produced a massive 104 Personal Best Times.
The star of the meet for Wycombe was 13 yr old Claire Marshall who collected GOLD in 100 Breast 136.98, 100 IM 1.25.71, 100 Fly 1.29.88, 100 Free 1.11.59, and 50 Free 33.62 and, Silver in 100 Back 1.26.69, all personal best times.
Other GOLD's went to 9yr JOSHUA LANCASTER in 100 Free and 100 Back, MADDIE CLARK in 50 Free, HANNAH KRASNER in 100 Back, DANIEL SIMPSON in 100 Breaststroke, PATRICK KENNY in 50 Free, 10yr LIAM DUDLEY in 100 IM, 11yr HANNAH SUMMERS in 100 IM, ZACH SCANNELL in 100 Free, 15yr GEORGE HUNTER in 100 and 50 Free, 17yr CHARLOTTE BRILL-EDWARDS in 100 Breaststroke, 21yr TOM HOUSE in 100 IM, 100 Breaststroke and 100 Back. All these GOLD medals were in P.B. Times.
SILVER MEDALS went to 9yr Daniel Simpson x3, Eleanor Meadows, Joshua Lancaster, 10yr LIAM DUDLEY, 11yr Ayodele Evanson x3, Zach Scannell, Amy Soanes, Kate Lees, 15yr George Hunter, 21yr Tom House.
BRONZE Medals to 9yr Daniel Simpson, Joshua Lancaster x 2, 10yr George Mann, 11yr Spencer Green, Hattie Manners, Ayodele Evanson, 12yr Samuel Gay, 13yr Rachel Murdoch x2.
Eleven 4th place awards to those who got Medals as well as Connor Dawn and Laura Bromley. 5th Place awards to Erin Bailey, Tom Ross x2, Daniel Anstey, Charlotte Anderson. 6th Place awards to Katie Piercy and Charlotte Hole.
TEN SPEEDING TICKETS were awarded to 9yr Eleanor Meadows, 50 free in 39.59, 10yr Liam Dudley 100 free in 1.21.99, 11yr Alex Dust 50 Free in 36.66, Bethany Walford 50 Free in 35.84, Kassidy Dawn 50 Free in 35.81, Kate Lees 100 Back in 1.27.25, Oliver Ross 100 Fly in 1.28.91, Zach Scannell 50 Free, 17-18yr Charlotte Brill-Edwards 32.81, Madeline Harris 30.86, ALL IN P.B. TIMES.
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• South East Swimming Regional Championships 2011
28th - 29th May 2011 Results
Some 90 swimming clubs from the south east region sent swimmers to take part in these championships.
All of the Wycombe swimmers taking part acredited themselves very well with Millie Sansome being the outstanding swimmer for the club in the first weekend of the championships by taking a bronze medal in the girls 10 years 100m backstroke in a time of 1.20.9 which was a four second PB.
Millie also came 17th in the girls 10 years 200m I.M.
Wycombes other swimmers places were:
Connor Lewis 9th 14 year boys 200m free, 9th 200m Back, 10th 100m Free All in PB times
Lauren Jones 5th 11 year girls 100m fly also in a PB time
Luke Thomas 15th 14 year boys 200m Breastroke
Beth Hurst 18th 13 year girls 100m Fly, 20th girls 400m Free
Imogen Shepherd 22nd 13 year girls 400m Free, 15th 800m Free
Liam Jones 19th 14 year boys 100m free, 18th 200m free, 27th 200m back
Finally George Longhurst 13th Boys 12 years 400m I.M , 23rd boys 200m free
The next round of the South East Championships will take place at Crawley on the 11th/12th June.
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28th - 29th May 2011 Results
Some 90 swimming clubs from the south east region sent swimmers to take part in these championships.
All of the Wycombe swimmers taking part acredited themselves very well with Millie Sansome being the outstanding swimmer for the club in the first weekend of the championships by taking a bronze medal in the girls 10 years 100m backstroke in a time of 1.20.9 which was a four second PB.
Millie also came 17th in the girls 10 years 200m I.M.
Wycombes other swimmers places were:
Connor Lewis 9th 14 year boys 200m free, 9th 200m Back, 10th 100m Free All in PB times
Lauren Jones 5th 11 year girls 100m fly also in a PB time
Luke Thomas 15th 14 year boys 200m Breastroke
Beth Hurst 18th 13 year girls 100m Fly, 20th girls 400m Free
Imogen Shepherd 22nd 13 year girls 400m Free, 15th 800m Free
Liam Jones 19th 14 year boys 100m free, 18th 200m free, 27th 200m back
Finally George Longhurst 13th Boys 12 years 400m I.M , 23rd boys 200m free
The next round of the South East Championships will take place at Crawley on the 11th/12th June.
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• Wycombe Swimmer Achieves National Time
Success for Jess Brock
Wycombe swimmer Jess Brock, 16, booked her place at this year's National Championships by achieving a qualifying time at the recent South East Region Swimming Championships in Crawley. She made the 200m backstroke final in a long course personal best time of 2.25.9 and will head to the Ponds Forge Pool in Sheffield at the end of July to compete against the best swimmers in the country. She also finished 9th in the 400m freestyle in a personal best time. Other Wycombe swimmers at the gala were Fiona Shaw, Josh Lewis, Natasha Garry, Izzy Baxter and Rory House.
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Success for Jess Brock
Wycombe swimmer Jess Brock, 16, booked her place at this year's National Championships by achieving a qualifying time at the recent South East Region Swimming Championships in Crawley. She made the 200m backstroke final in a long course personal best time of 2.25.9 and will head to the Ponds Forge Pool in Sheffield at the end of July to compete against the best swimmers in the country. She also finished 9th in the 400m freestyle in a personal best time. Other Wycombe swimmers at the gala were Fiona Shaw, Josh Lewis, Natasha Garry, Izzy Baxter and Rory House.
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• Milton Keynes Junior League 2011
Final Round Report
Wycombe District Top Junior Swimmers travelled to Barnet Copthall to swim in the A Final of the Milton Keynes & District Junior League.
With 2 key 10 yr boys out with injuries and 2 girls off sick we knew it was going to be tough. However Wycombe Juniors age 9 to 12 swam very well producing 18 Individual PB's and 4 1st places, securing maximum points.
The stars on the night were 9 yr CAMERON BROOKER - 1st in 25m Butterfly in 17.00, a PB. 10 yr JOSIE SEARLE - 50m Breaststroke in 43.33, her 1st PB. 12 yr GEORGE LONGHURST - 1st in 50m Butterfly in 32.84. ETHAN CARTER - 1st in 50 Free in 29.13, a PB. LAUREN JONES - 1st in 50 Free in 30.34.
Others who produced excellent swims were 9yr Hannah Krasner, Emily Gladding, Jennifer Lam and Luke Brune.
10yr Millie Sansome and Patrick Kenny, 11yr Danielle Kidd and Tom Lundie-Sadd, and 12 yr Hannah Summers all achieved Personal Best Times.
The final result put Wycombe in 4th place which was 1 up on the last 2 years!
Hillingdon 1st
Teddington 2nd
Ealing 3rd
Wycombe 4th
Staines 5th
Harrow 6th
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Final Round Report
Wycombe District Top Junior Swimmers travelled to Barnet Copthall to swim in the A Final of the Milton Keynes & District Junior League.
With 2 key 10 yr boys out with injuries and 2 girls off sick we knew it was going to be tough. However Wycombe Juniors age 9 to 12 swam very well producing 18 Individual PB's and 4 1st places, securing maximum points.
The stars on the night were 9 yr CAMERON BROOKER - 1st in 25m Butterfly in 17.00, a PB. 10 yr JOSIE SEARLE - 50m Breaststroke in 43.33, her 1st PB. 12 yr GEORGE LONGHURST - 1st in 50m Butterfly in 32.84. ETHAN CARTER - 1st in 50 Free in 29.13, a PB. LAUREN JONES - 1st in 50 Free in 30.34.
Others who produced excellent swims were 9yr Hannah Krasner, Emily Gladding, Jennifer Lam and Luke Brune.
10yr Millie Sansome and Patrick Kenny, 11yr Danielle Kidd and Tom Lundie-Sadd, and 12 yr Hannah Summers all achieved Personal Best Times.
The final result put Wycombe in 4th place which was 1 up on the last 2 years!
Hillingdon 1st
Teddington 2nd
Ealing 3rd
Wycombe 4th
Staines 5th
Harrow 6th
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• South East Regional Championships 2011
11th - 12th June Results
On the second weekend of the Regional Championships, 14 year old Connor Lewis was the outstanding swimmer for Wycombe Swimming Club, gaining a silver medal and a national qualifying time of 1.02.34 in the 100m butterfly enabling him to attend the National Age Group Championships later this year in Sheffield. He also came 8th in the 200m I.M in a personnal best time of 2.26.00 and also 4th in the 200m butterfly in a time of 2.23.00.
The other Wycombe swimmer with an outstanding swim was 12 year old George Longhurst also in the 100m butterfly in a personal best time of 1.12.10 which placed him 6th in the event.
George also placed 16th in the boys 400m freestyle and 19th in the boys 200m I.M.
Mille Sansome in the 10 year age group had another good weekend placing 11th in the 100m freestyle, and 8th in the 200m backstroke.
Luke Thomas placed 22nd in the 14 year boys 200m I.M and 21st in the boys 100m butterfly.
Liam Jones in the boys 14 years 200m I.M placed 18th whilst 11 year old Hannah Summers placed 12th in the girls 200m breastroke.
Lastly 11 year old Lauren Jones placed 16th in the girls 100m freestyle.
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11th - 12th June Results
On the second weekend of the Regional Championships, 14 year old Connor Lewis was the outstanding swimmer for Wycombe Swimming Club, gaining a silver medal and a national qualifying time of 1.02.34 in the 100m butterfly enabling him to attend the National Age Group Championships later this year in Sheffield. He also came 8th in the 200m I.M in a personnal best time of 2.26.00 and also 4th in the 200m butterfly in a time of 2.23.00.
The other Wycombe swimmer with an outstanding swim was 12 year old George Longhurst also in the 100m butterfly in a personal best time of 1.12.10 which placed him 6th in the event.
George also placed 16th in the boys 400m freestyle and 19th in the boys 200m I.M.
Mille Sansome in the 10 year age group had another good weekend placing 11th in the 100m freestyle, and 8th in the 200m backstroke.
Luke Thomas placed 22nd in the 14 year boys 200m I.M and 21st in the boys 100m butterfly.
Liam Jones in the boys 14 years 200m I.M placed 18th whilst 11 year old Hannah Summers placed 12th in the girls 200m breastroke.
Lastly 11 year old Lauren Jones placed 16th in the girls 100m freestyle.
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• Milton Keynes Open Meet 2011
Wycombe swimmers achieve 42-medal haul
Wycombe District Swimming Club took a small group of competitors to the Milton Keynes Open Meet at the weekend and came away with a total of 17 gold, 12 silver and 13 bronze medals. 10-year-old Millie Sansome was the outstanding Wycombe swimmer of the meet winning six gold medals and a bronze, achieving numerous regional times in the process.. In the same age group, Josie Searle took a gold and a bronze while Isabel Shea gained one bronze.
In the 11-year-old category, Rachel Cox raced to a medal of each colour, while Megan Peters and Lauren Jones gained one gold each. Hannah Summers earned herself one silver and one bronze and Kassidy Dawn took a bronze.
12-year-old Isla Currie gained one gold then in the next age group up Sarah Collins received two golds, while Beth Hurst took two silvers and a bronze. In the 15-plus category Katie Cannon won two silvers while Jess Brock and Charlie Messenger collected bronze medals.
Moving on to the boys, Ollie Ross, 10, scooped two golds and a silver, while George Longhurst, 12, swam to three silvers and a bronze. Liam Jones, 13, continued his winning streak with two golds, plus a silver and a bronze. In the same age group, Chris Harbour took a silver and a bronze and Josh Howard gained one bronze.
In the boys 15-year-old category, Dan Manners and Cameron Roberts both gained bronze medals.
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Wycombe swimmers achieve 42-medal haul
Wycombe District Swimming Club took a small group of competitors to the Milton Keynes Open Meet at the weekend and came away with a total of 17 gold, 12 silver and 13 bronze medals. 10-year-old Millie Sansome was the outstanding Wycombe swimmer of the meet winning six gold medals and a bronze, achieving numerous regional times in the process.. In the same age group, Josie Searle took a gold and a bronze while Isabel Shea gained one bronze.
In the 11-year-old category, Rachel Cox raced to a medal of each colour, while Megan Peters and Lauren Jones gained one gold each. Hannah Summers earned herself one silver and one bronze and Kassidy Dawn took a bronze.
12-year-old Isla Currie gained one gold then in the next age group up Sarah Collins received two golds, while Beth Hurst took two silvers and a bronze. In the 15-plus category Katie Cannon won two silvers while Jess Brock and Charlie Messenger collected bronze medals.
Moving on to the boys, Ollie Ross, 10, scooped two golds and a silver, while George Longhurst, 12, swam to three silvers and a bronze. Liam Jones, 13, continued his winning streak with two golds, plus a silver and a bronze. In the same age group, Chris Harbour took a silver and a bronze and Josh Howard gained one bronze.
In the boys 15-year-old category, Dan Manners and Cameron Roberts both gained bronze medals.
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• Barnet Copthall
Distance Development Meet 2011
Many of the swimmers who took part in the Thames Valley Junior League on Saturday, 15th January 2011, were in action again in a Distance Development Meet at Barnet Copthall Swimming Club on Sunday morning and afternoon.
These included 9yr HANNAH KRASNER and JOSHUA LANCASTER. 10yr AYODELE EVANSON, KATIE PERCY, LIAM DUDLEY and OLIVER ROSS. 11yr KATE LEES and IONA JOHNSTONE. 12yr EDDIE KILLALEA and JAMES BAXTER.
Twenty one 9 to 12yr olds produced 33 Personal Best Times from 39 Swims!
Four new County Qualifying Times were achieved by 12yr EDDIE KILLALEA in the 400 I.M. and Freestyle, taking GOLD and BRONZE. 11yr LAUREN JONES in the 400 Free taking BRONZE, and 10yr OLIVER ROSS in the 400 Free, also taking BRONZE.
Other medallists included 12yr JAMES BAXTER for the 200 I.M. which saw him take the SILVER medal, and 10yr AMY SOANES in the 400 I.M. winning BRONZE.
There was exceptional improvement from 11yr KATE LEES and REBECCA HILL, and 12 yr LARA REED.
Next weekend a squad of 63 Wycombe Swimmers will be competing in the Maxwell S.C. Level 2 Open Meet at the Aqua Vale pool in Aylesbury.
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Distance Development Meet 2011
Many of the swimmers who took part in the Thames Valley Junior League on Saturday, 15th January 2011, were in action again in a Distance Development Meet at Barnet Copthall Swimming Club on Sunday morning and afternoon.
These included 9yr HANNAH KRASNER and JOSHUA LANCASTER. 10yr AYODELE EVANSON, KATIE PERCY, LIAM DUDLEY and OLIVER ROSS. 11yr KATE LEES and IONA JOHNSTONE. 12yr EDDIE KILLALEA and JAMES BAXTER.
Twenty one 9 to 12yr olds produced 33 Personal Best Times from 39 Swims!
Four new County Qualifying Times were achieved by 12yr EDDIE KILLALEA in the 400 I.M. and Freestyle, taking GOLD and BRONZE. 11yr LAUREN JONES in the 400 Free taking BRONZE, and 10yr OLIVER ROSS in the 400 Free, also taking BRONZE.
Other medallists included 12yr JAMES BAXTER for the 200 I.M. which saw him take the SILVER medal, and 10yr AMY SOANES in the 400 I.M. winning BRONZE.
There was exceptional improvement from 11yr KATE LEES and REBECCA HILL, and 12 yr LARA REED.
Next weekend a squad of 63 Wycombe Swimmers will be competing in the Maxwell S.C. Level 2 Open Meet at the Aqua Vale pool in Aylesbury.
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• Milton Keynes Junior League 2011 - Round 1
Round 1 Report
A team of 33 excited Junior Wycombe District Swimmers boarded the coach at Handy Cross for Barnet on Saturday, June 4th, where they took part in the first round of the Milton Keynes and District Junior League 2011. This is the first of three rounds with clubs aiming to progress to the area final and ultimately the National Final.
Wycombe swimmers proved they are up for the challenge on Saturday by beating four other teams - unfortunately Linslade Crusaders team failed to turn up!
Each of the four age groups produced some star performances for Wycombe, with the nine-year-olds setting the standard with gold for Emily Gladding, Hannah Krasner, Erin Bailey and gala debutant Jennifer Lam in their 4x25 medley relay. Not to be outdone, the boys won both their freestyle & medley relays with great swims from James Lewis, Luke Brune and Thomas Gulian, all swimming for Wycombe for the first time, alongside Tom Ross and Cameron Brooke. They stormed to victory 10 seconds faster than last year's nine-year-old medley team! Individual winners were Emily Gladding in backstroke, and Cameron Brooker in breaststroke.
The 10-year-olds continued the winning form with medley relay wins for both the girls - Maddie Clark, Josie Searle, Millie Sansome and Eleanor Meadows - and boys - Jonathan Jelfs, Cameron Brooker, Joshua Lancaster and Patrick Kenny. Individual first places were claimed by Josie Searle in breaststroke, Millie Sansome in backstroke and freestyle and Jonathan Jelfs in backstroke and freestyle.
There were no first places for the 11-year-olds but Danielle Kidd and Lilly Bogdanyi-Miller achieved personal best times in their individual races.
The 12-year-olds secured relay victories in the boy's medley - Tom Lundie-Sadd, George Longhurst, Ethan Carter and Jack Cox - and the girls freestyle team - Emily Cannon, Megan Peters, Rachel Cox and Lauren Jones. Individual wins went to Emily Cannon in butterfly, Kassidy Dawn in breaststroke, George Longhurst in both of those strokes and Ethan Carter in freestyle and backstroke.
The finale to the gala is the exciting "Squadron Relay", involving a boy and girl from each age group. A very close fought battle saw Wycombe just pipped into second place. The final leaderboard had Wycombe at the top with 236 points, followed by Harrow, Maidenhead, Hillingdon B then St Ives. Round two takes place on July 2nd and as yet we do not know the draw but it is likely to be much tougher for Wycombe!
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Round 1 Report
A team of 33 excited Junior Wycombe District Swimmers boarded the coach at Handy Cross for Barnet on Saturday, June 4th, where they took part in the first round of the Milton Keynes and District Junior League 2011. This is the first of three rounds with clubs aiming to progress to the area final and ultimately the National Final.
Wycombe swimmers proved they are up for the challenge on Saturday by beating four other teams - unfortunately Linslade Crusaders team failed to turn up!
Each of the four age groups produced some star performances for Wycombe, with the nine-year-olds setting the standard with gold for Emily Gladding, Hannah Krasner, Erin Bailey and gala debutant Jennifer Lam in their 4x25 medley relay. Not to be outdone, the boys won both their freestyle & medley relays with great swims from James Lewis, Luke Brune and Thomas Gulian, all swimming for Wycombe for the first time, alongside Tom Ross and Cameron Brooke. They stormed to victory 10 seconds faster than last year's nine-year-old medley team! Individual winners were Emily Gladding in backstroke, and Cameron Brooker in breaststroke.
The 10-year-olds continued the winning form with medley relay wins for both the girls - Maddie Clark, Josie Searle, Millie Sansome and Eleanor Meadows - and boys - Jonathan Jelfs, Cameron Brooker, Joshua Lancaster and Patrick Kenny. Individual first places were claimed by Josie Searle in breaststroke, Millie Sansome in backstroke and freestyle and Jonathan Jelfs in backstroke and freestyle.
There were no first places for the 11-year-olds but Danielle Kidd and Lilly Bogdanyi-Miller achieved personal best times in their individual races.
The 12-year-olds secured relay victories in the boy's medley - Tom Lundie-Sadd, George Longhurst, Ethan Carter and Jack Cox - and the girls freestyle team - Emily Cannon, Megan Peters, Rachel Cox and Lauren Jones. Individual wins went to Emily Cannon in butterfly, Kassidy Dawn in breaststroke, George Longhurst in both of those strokes and Ethan Carter in freestyle and backstroke.
The finale to the gala is the exciting "Squadron Relay", involving a boy and girl from each age group. A very close fought battle saw Wycombe just pipped into second place. The final leaderboard had Wycombe at the top with 236 points, followed by Harrow, Maidenhead, Hillingdon B then St Ives. Round two takes place on July 2nd and as yet we do not know the draw but it is likely to be much tougher for Wycombe!
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• Wycombe Level 1 Open Meet 2011
Mick Wakely's Report
Some 50 plus clubs from England and Wales took part in the recent Wycombe Level 1 Open Meet. This was to include 54 swimmers from Wycombe and District Swimming Club.
After the two day meet the City of Leicester S.C ended up on an aggregate points system as top club.
The Wycombe swimmers competed against some top opposition and produced some excellent swims gaining 16 gold, 21 silver and 18 bronze places.
The medallists were:
9 year old Josie Searle 50m Breast in a meet best time of 46.76. She also gained silver in the 50m Fly and bronze in the 50m Back.
10 year old Millie Sansome, gold in the 50m and 100m Back, silver in the 200m Back and Bronze in the 50m Free.
10 year old Oliver Ross, gold in the 400m I.M., Silver in the 200m Breast, and bronze in the 200m I.M. and 200m Fly.
13 Year old Luke Thomas, gold in the 50m Breast, silver in the 100m breast and 100m back, and bronze in the 200m breast, 50m back and 200m I.M.
14 Year Connor Lewis, gold in the 100m and 200m Fly
15 year old Tessa Hart, gold in the 50m Breast, and bronze in the 50m fly and 100m breast.
16 year old Jess Brock, gold in the 100m fly, silver in the 50, 100 and 200m Back, 50,100 and 200m Free, 50m fly and 200m I.M.
16 year old Fiona Shaw, gold in the 50m free, silver in the 400m free and bronze in the 100 and 200m free and 100m fly.
17 year old Joe Ruler gold in the 50 and 100m Back, silver in the 50m breast and bronze in the 50m and 100m free.
17 year old Cameron Roberts, gold in the 200m and 400m free, silver in the 100m free and 50m fly.
17 year old Matt Ansty, gold in the 100m breast.
Other medals were awarded to:
11 year olds Lauren Jones and Ethan Carter
13 years Liam Jones
16 years Dan Hobart
12 year old George Longhust
15 year old Josh Lewis
Wycombe also had a lot of swimmers just outside the medals in fourth place positions. These were:
10 years Abby Matthews
11 years Fiona Gladding, Hannah Summers, Cassidy Dawn,
12 years Isla Currie, James Baxter,
13 years Natasha Garry, James Ansty and Sarah Collin
All in all, another successful weekend for the Wycombe swimmers.
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Mick Wakely's Report
Some 50 plus clubs from England and Wales took part in the recent Wycombe Level 1 Open Meet. This was to include 54 swimmers from Wycombe and District Swimming Club.
After the two day meet the City of Leicester S.C ended up on an aggregate points system as top club.
The Wycombe swimmers competed against some top opposition and produced some excellent swims gaining 16 gold, 21 silver and 18 bronze places.
The medallists were:
9 year old Josie Searle 50m Breast in a meet best time of 46.76. She also gained silver in the 50m Fly and bronze in the 50m Back.
10 year old Millie Sansome, gold in the 50m and 100m Back, silver in the 200m Back and Bronze in the 50m Free.
10 year old Oliver Ross, gold in the 400m I.M., Silver in the 200m Breast, and bronze in the 200m I.M. and 200m Fly.
13 Year old Luke Thomas, gold in the 50m Breast, silver in the 100m breast and 100m back, and bronze in the 200m breast, 50m back and 200m I.M.
14 Year Connor Lewis, gold in the 100m and 200m Fly
15 year old Tessa Hart, gold in the 50m Breast, and bronze in the 50m fly and 100m breast.
16 year old Jess Brock, gold in the 100m fly, silver in the 50, 100 and 200m Back, 50,100 and 200m Free, 50m fly and 200m I.M.
16 year old Fiona Shaw, gold in the 50m free, silver in the 400m free and bronze in the 100 and 200m free and 100m fly.
17 year old Joe Ruler gold in the 50 and 100m Back, silver in the 50m breast and bronze in the 50m and 100m free.
17 year old Cameron Roberts, gold in the 200m and 400m free, silver in the 100m free and 50m fly.
17 year old Matt Ansty, gold in the 100m breast.
Other medals were awarded to:
11 year olds Lauren Jones and Ethan Carter
13 years Liam Jones
16 years Dan Hobart
12 year old George Longhust
15 year old Josh Lewis
Wycombe also had a lot of swimmers just outside the medals in fourth place positions. These were:
10 years Abby Matthews
11 years Fiona Gladding, Hannah Summers, Cassidy Dawn,
12 years Isla Currie, James Baxter,
13 years Natasha Garry, James Ansty and Sarah Collin
All in all, another successful weekend for the Wycombe swimmers.
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• Morgyn Steals the Show
Morgyn Peters shines at the National Disability Swimming Championships in Sheffield.
Fourteen year old Morgyn Peters 'stole the show' at the National Disability Swimming Championships in Sheffield last weekend.
He won four silver medals, two bronze and had four personal bests too!
Despite his young age, he broke the British Record in the 50m backstroke in a time of 30.23 seconds only to see it broken once more by a 21 year old swimmer in the next heat!
Morgyn, who lives in Beaconsfield and is a former pupil of the Royal Grammar School, is currently at Millfield in Somerset training for the 2012 Paralympic Games. He is also a member of Wycombe and District Swimming Club where he trains during the holidays.
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Morgyn Peters shines at the National Disability Swimming Championships in Sheffield.
Fourteen year old Morgyn Peters 'stole the show' at the National Disability Swimming Championships in Sheffield last weekend.
He won four silver medals, two bronze and had four personal bests too!
Despite his young age, he broke the British Record in the 50m backstroke in a time of 30.23 seconds only to see it broken once more by a 21 year old swimmer in the next heat!
Morgyn, who lives in Beaconsfield and is a former pupil of the Royal Grammar School, is currently at Millfield in Somerset training for the 2012 Paralympic Games. He is also a member of Wycombe and District Swimming Club where he trains during the holidays.
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• Thames Valley Junior League 2011
Round 1 Results
Wycombe District Swimming Club had a very busy weekend, starting with the annual Presentation Evening on Friday. This was the best attended ever with the majority of our 200+ swimmers and their parents in attendance to collect their Club Championship awards and top Age group trophies. This was followed by a lively disco!
Saturday evening saw the 9 to 12 year old up and coming swimmers take part in Round 1 of the local Thames Valley Junior League. Swimming at Reading, the team of ten 9 and under's, eight 10yr olds, six 11 yr olds (2 of whom are still 10 and eight 12yr olds swam 18 Personal Best times from 24 individual swims.
New County Qualifying Times were acheived by 10 yr ISABELLE SHEA in the 50 Backstroke, 11yr LAUREN TORLEY in the 50 Backstroke, 12yr JASMINE BOFFIN in the 50 Backstroke and 50 Butterfly, and 12 yr EDDIE KILLALEA in the 50 Freestyle.
The 9 year old boys Team of JOSHUA LANCASTER, TOM ROSS, CAMERON BROOKER and PATRICK KENNY stormed home to victory in their 4x25m Medley relay.
Wycombe finished in 2nd place behind Amersham 'A' and in front of Reading, Chalfont and Slough.
Round 2 will be swam on 5th February.
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Round 1 Results
Wycombe District Swimming Club had a very busy weekend, starting with the annual Presentation Evening on Friday. This was the best attended ever with the majority of our 200+ swimmers and their parents in attendance to collect their Club Championship awards and top Age group trophies. This was followed by a lively disco!
Saturday evening saw the 9 to 12 year old up and coming swimmers take part in Round 1 of the local Thames Valley Junior League. Swimming at Reading, the team of ten 9 and under's, eight 10yr olds, six 11 yr olds (2 of whom are still 10 and eight 12yr olds swam 18 Personal Best times from 24 individual swims.
New County Qualifying Times were acheived by 10 yr ISABELLE SHEA in the 50 Backstroke, 11yr LAUREN TORLEY in the 50 Backstroke, 12yr JASMINE BOFFIN in the 50 Backstroke and 50 Butterfly, and 12 yr EDDIE KILLALEA in the 50 Freestyle.
The 9 year old boys Team of JOSHUA LANCASTER, TOM ROSS, CAMERON BROOKER and PATRICK KENNY stormed home to victory in their 4x25m Medley relay.
Wycombe finished in 2nd place behind Amersham 'A' and in front of Reading, Chalfont and Slough.
Round 2 will be swam on 5th February.
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